Doing Evil for Nothing

"Train?"

"Hey! You didn't say that before."

"What other surprises do you have that we don't know about?" Neville asked the three of them.

Harry continued, "To be precise, I don't know if it was a train."

After I used the Resurrection Stone, I entered the narrow space between life and death.

The entire area was covered with something resembling fog.

Then, they came together to form King's Cross Station.

Then, at my call, the train appeared.

My mother was on it.

Then, I boarded the train.

It pulled me—no, to be precise, I was driving it—into the real world.

Finally, I used the last remaining resurrection opportunity in the Resurrection Stone to resurrect my mother.

As for everything about my mother, everything about her growing up, it was all projected onto the train window.

From the time my mother died until I was born.

They are also deeply etched in my mind when I drive trains.

To be precise, if the world of the dead is just eternal silence, devoid of social interaction, I probably know her better than my own mother.

Ron or Ginny should know this very well.

You have had similar experiences.

But the reality is that my mother had her own social life in the Afterlife.

I got to know many people whose names we only see in history books, legends, and myths.

She has also changed compared to when she died.

I feel that a rift has appeared in her relationship with my father.

Or perhaps they've been spending too much time together.

I have absolutely no control over my mother's emotions right now.

Why is it necessary to control it?

"Mrs. Potter is back to life. Can't she start a new life?" Neville questioned.

Perhaps it's because Snape in this timeline didn't target him much.

In addition, a prodigal son who has gone astray is far more acceptable than a flawed hero.

Therefore, Neville is now more on Snape's side.

She is my mother.

She is already married.

And one thing I'm certain of is that she didn't divorce my father in the Afterlife.

Their relationship is protected by law.

How could you say something so unreasonable?

If you marry Hannah, you'll die first.

Would you want her to remarry?

I'm telling you all this in the hope that you can all brainstorm and help me come up with a good way to stop her from getting together with Snape."Harry refused without even thinking.

"Are you crazy! How can you use that as an analogy?" Neville stood up angrily.

"Crack!" The sword energy, overflowing from his anger, shattered the high stool he was sitting on into Diffindo.

"Reparo!" Ron waved his wand, and a beam of blue light shot towards the shattered pieces of the high stool.

Then he looked at Harry and said, "That analogy of yours is really too much."

"Huh? What's going on?" Ron was about to continue criticizing Harry when...

However, they discovered that the broken bar stools were still not restored to their original state.

It was as if his Mending Charm had failed to work.

"Things destroyed by Neville's magic, especially those destroyed by the 'sword'."

"You'll need to exert even more effort to restore it." Harry drew his Holly Wood wand, and from where his fingertip met the wand, an invisible magical force emitted a fiery red glow. "Reparo!"

A flash of red light appeared, and a perfectly intact, brand-new bar stool appeared in the same spot.

Neville, meanwhile, used his hand as a sword, and the phantom of the strange, indigo-blue sword flashed by.

"Crack!" Then, the bar stool shattered into four pieces. On the smooth cut surfaces, a distinct, blue, and sharp magical glow shone.

"Reparo!" Harry's cold voice rang out again.

"Crack!" "Reparo!" "Crack!"

After this cycle repeated more than ten times,

Ginny finally couldn't stand it anymore and stepped in.

"That's enough, you two!" Ginny's fiery red hair danced wildly in the air, like burning flames.

A gigantic, dark bat phantom flashed by, exuding a terrifying aura.

So Harry put his wand away.

Neville waved his hand, the high stool Reparo, and he sat down silently.

"Harry, how could you joke about someone else's girlfriend?"

This is outrageous.

And you, Neville. Harry only got involved in Mrs. Potter and Professor Snape's affair because he's Mrs. Potter's son.

What grounds do you have to persuade Harry not to interfere?

"Under the same circumstances, could you say that so casually if it happened to your mother?"

Harry and Neville nodded repeatedly.

Even Ron, who was forgotten on the side, was the same.

They all hope that Ginny can return to normal.

Seeing this, Ginny nestled back down next to Harry like a little bird.

Then, the discussion began again.

This time, however, there was no warmth or liveliness.

It was as if they were talking about what to eat tonight.

"Harry, I think you can start with Snape's self-disclosure."

From this perspective, it seems he has many hidden aspects that cannot be brought to light.

Your enemies often know you best.

I think Sirius must know a lot of dirt on him.

You are Mrs. Potter's son.

You just need to casually mention these things.

Mrs. Potter will not end up with Professor Snape.

Besides, you weren't lying, were you?

"It is a dutiful son's duty to help his mother see the true colors of those around her." These were the words of Neville.

It's hard to believe that just a few minutes ago, he was telling Harry to relax.

Let Harry's mother decide.

Harry hesitated again when Neville sided with him.

He began to remember how kind Professor Snape had been to him.

Moreover, his father did not truly appear in his memory.

If James Potter weren't his father.

Compared to him, Professor Snape Snape be a better fit.

Ron is indeed Harry's best friend.

He immediately saw Harry's concerns. "Harry, doesn't Snape himself want Mrs. Potter to think he's a bad guy?"

He himself felt a strong sense of guilt.

Being with Mrs. Potter might have been torture for him.

Thinking about it this way, aren't you helping Professor Snape by doing this?

That way, you won't have wasted Professor Snape's patient teaching.

"Ginny, what do you think I should do?" Harry looked at Ginny, who was playing with her fingers and then fell silent.

"Ron is an idiot. (Ron: Hey! I'm your brother! I'm an idiot! Aren't you the idiot's sister?)"

But he made one very good point.

Professor Snape may never have intended to rekindle his relationship with Mrs. Potter.

And Mrs. Potter never explicitly expressed any intention to abandon Mr. Potter in the Afterlife.

I think you might be worrying for nothing.

Their relationship might not necessarily develop into a romantic one.

It's more likely they'll rekindle their friendship.

Since you're already hesitant, you might as well do nothing for now.

Let's just observe for now.

You can make a decision then.

"Perhaps you're right." Harry nodded.

A heavy burden was lifted from my heart.

Neville and Ron looked at each other in bewilderment.

Did they just get away with being villains for nothing?